README.md

rust-wasm-mandelbrot

Draw the Mandelbrot fractal using Rust compiled to WebAssembly!

Requirements

• Node v11.2
• NPM 6.4
• Rust 1.30.0-beta.16
• wasm-pack 0.5.1 (see https://github.com/rustwasm/wasm-pack)

Running This Project

First, make sure all your dependencies are installed and at the correct version.

Then, clone this repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/s3thi/rust-wasm-mandelbrot

Build the WASM module using wasm-pack:

$ cd rust-wasm-mandelbrot/
$ wasm-pack build

The generated WASM module, along with some glue JavaScript code and TypeScript type definitions, will be placed in the pkg/ directory. Make it available as an NPM module:

$ cd pkg/
$ npm link

Then, go into the www/ directory and install all the Node dependencies:

$ cd ../www/
$ npm i

Link the NPM package containing the WASM module:

$ npm link rust-wasm-mandelbrot

Run the project:

$ npm start

If everything went well, going to http://localhost:8080 should give you an image of the Mandelbrot fractal!